PARISH LIFE
ST. MARY'S PARISH
PASS THE POTATOES: Tater collections feed the hungry around Cooperstown
They come in countless varieties, from savory to sweet. You can bake them, boil them, mash them, fry them, scallop them, rice them or put them in a pie. Last year, piles of them weighed down one end of St. Mary's Church in Cooperstown so much that they had to …
PET FEST AT ST. EDWARD'S
FOR FURRY FRIENDS, St. Edward's parish in Clifton Park was the place to be for a recent "Pet Fest and Home Show."
ST. PIUS, LOUDONVILLE
Parish supports people with mental illness
Every month, Sue Ungerer sends out reminders about upcoming meetings of the mental health support group at St. Pius X parish in Loudonville. "I say, 'If you're having a hard time, come,'" she told The Evangelist. "Sometimes, they don't come because they're having a hard time."
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Teens from Diocese prepare to head to youth conference
"The most common response from kids is that, 'For four days, being Catholic is cool,'" said Rosemary Gavin, pastoral associate for youth and faith formation at Our Lady of the Assumption parish in Latham.
CENTENARIAN
At 101, WWII vet shares memories
Joseph Chaplek, a member of St. Michael the Archangel parish in South Glens Falls, recently answered some questions about his long life, focusing especially on his stint as an airman during World War II.
MAKING ADVENT WREATHS
PARISHIONERS OF SACRED HEART Church in Cairo had a special gathering to make Advent wreaths.
ONEONTA OPENING
RENOVATIONS PLANNED FOR 20 YEARS came to fruition at St. Mary's parish in Oneonta as Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger helped to rededicate the church last weekend.
A NEW CHURCH IN CLIFTON PARK
ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR PARISH in Clifton Park just dedicated its new church building, a $6.4 million project eight years in the making.
GUADALUPE FEAST
ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH in Stuyvesant Falls/Stottville celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe with members of the Hispanic community, with Revs. Jorge Reyes and George Fleming celebrating Mass. A reception followed, with food, dancing and music.
CRESCENT AND TROY
Coming soon to a parish near you: live-streamed Masses
On the third day, God created live-streaming. Maybe it wasn't that easy. Yet, for many parishes across the Albany Diocese, the prospect of live-streaming Christmas and Sunday Masses on a regular basis for homebound or ill parishioners is becoming a reality
ST. MARY'S CHURCH
Former parish's crèche lives on in Troy display
St. Mary's parish in Troy closed in 2010, but one feature of the church continues to be an important part of the city's holiday season: its Nativity scene.
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New Lebanon parish has online Christmas wish list
What does Immaculate Conception parish in New Lebanon want for Christmas? Sharpie highlighters and paper clips, among other things.
HANCOCK PARISH
Christmas cards from St. Paul's were personal invitations to Mass
Last Christmas, St. Paul's distributed cards to parishioners during Advent, listing the dates and times of the parish's Christmas Masses. On the inside and back of the cards were blank spaces where parishioners were urged to write a personal invitation to friends, family members or whoever doesn't usually attend Mass.
ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL
'Re-gifting' from parish is a boon to Troy needy
For the past eight years, St. Michael's has left boxes in the church's gathering space, starting a week after Christmas, for parishioners to donate unneeded Christmas gifts. The gifts are distributed to local Troy charities.
AT THE MANGER
Joe, Amanda and Finnley Thouin portray Joseph, Mary and Jesus for "The Christmas Story" at Our Lady of the Assumption parish in Latham.
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